State Act
Section 2. Definitions.
THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS AS RESPECTS CERTAIN SOCIETIES) ACT, 1996
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "committee" means the governing body of a society, by whatever name called, to which by the constitution, bye-laws or rules of the society the management of its affairs is entrusted; (b) "society" means a co-operative society mentioned in the Schedule to the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969) or any other society registered or deemed to be registered under the Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955 ( XII of 1955) or under the Societies Registration Act, I860 (Central Act XXI of 1860) as may be declared by the Government as a Society for the purposes of this Act; (c ) "Public Service Commission " means the Kerala Public Service Commission.